Thanks to Amore Coffee for their support. Check out their website and social sites for summer specials and shenanigans! Thanks for supporting small and local businesses.
More than 120 people joined the sixth annual West St. Paul Rider community bike ride this weekend. The festivities included artwork, donuts, and free stickers and magnets for participants. The family-friendly ride covered 6.9-miles of trails around West St. Paul as part of the annual Explore West St. Paul Days community celebration.
Several elected officials came out, including Dakota County Commissioner Joe Atkins, West St. Paul Mayor Dave Napier, and West St. Paul City Council Member Wendy Berry.
Thanks: The event happened thanks to more than 20 volunteers, West St. Paul Police Reserves, and Dakota County Park Patrol, plus the West St. Paul Reader, Dakota County, and the City of West St. Paul. South Robert Street Business Association once again donated to support the ride, including donuts, juice, and coffee from Amore. Local artist Travis Olson created this year’s artwork and Jeannine Pohl of Block Portrait Studios photographed the event.
Support: The free event raised money for the Residents of Color Collective (ROCC), a local organization that empowers marginalized communities of color. (If you weren’t able to donate at the event, you can donate now.)
West St. Paul Rider Photos
Photographer Jeannine Pohl of Block Portrait Studios captured the event:
Photos by Jeannine Pohl: Jeannine is the owner and portrait artist at Block Portrait Studios at 676 Smith Avenue South on St. Paul’s West Side (the one with the fun mural), which started in 2015.
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